You're right that it wasn't a campaign promise he made. I apologize for that inaccuracy. It is something that he's said he'd do, and I
conflated it with his campaign promise list.
As for the debt, don't think I'm letting Bush off the hook for that, either. "Wars of aggression" aside, the fact that Bush felt like he
could spend more money when the government is already spending more than it makes was a disgrace. And he called himself a conservative! No, just no.
Bush's attitude towards spending is a mockery of conservatism, and I'll have no part of it.
Why do you call Obama a "centre-rightist"? By American standards, he's solidly left of center, what with his nationalizing of the auto industry,
plans to nationalize the health care system, and the new taxes he's working on passing. Obama believes that the government can do better than the private
sector- and individual citizens. He's quadrupled the deficit from what Bush racked up, bringing it up to nearly $2 trillion, an increase which he himself
calls "unsustainable". This is before his health care plan is enacted, mind you. How is he going to pay for that, let alone all the deficit
he's racked up? Higher taxes.
It may be a trite phrase, but I feel it's fairly safe to call President Obama a 'tax-and-spend liberal'.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.
conflated it with his campaign promise list.
As for the debt, don't think I'm letting Bush off the hook for that, either. "Wars of aggression" aside, the fact that Bush felt like he
could spend more money when the government is already spending more than it makes was a disgrace. And he called himself a conservative! No, just no.
Bush's attitude towards spending is a mockery of conservatism, and I'll have no part of it.
Why do you call Obama a "centre-rightist"? By American standards, he's solidly left of center, what with his nationalizing of the auto industry,
plans to nationalize the health care system, and the new taxes he's working on passing. Obama believes that the government can do better than the private
sector- and individual citizens. He's quadrupled the deficit from what Bush racked up, bringing it up to nearly $2 trillion, an increase which he himself
calls "unsustainable". This is before his health care plan is enacted, mind you. How is he going to pay for that, let alone all the deficit
he's racked up? Higher taxes.
It may be a trite phrase, but I feel it's fairly safe to call President Obama a 'tax-and-spend liberal'.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.